Gideon

Gideon

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Gideon first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2011 with 48 babies (rank #675 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Gideon

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Gideon yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
2Soul urgeThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

737

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Gideon

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	25	#641
1997	23	#706
1998	28	#632
1999	33	#565
2000	23	#760
2001	24	#737
2002	25	#765
2003	23	#875
2004	40	#611
2005	31	#783
2006	47	#610
2007	34	#789
2008	36	#794
2009	39	#750
2010	39	#764
2011	48	#675
2012	45	#740
2013	48	#688
2014	45	#720
2015	42	#770
2016	39	#825

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#641

1997

#706

1998

#632

1999

#565

2000

#760

2001

#737

2002

#765

2003

#875

2004

#611

2005

#783

2006

#610

2007

#789

2008

#794

2009

#750

2010

#764

2011

#675

2012

#740

2013

#688

2014

#720

2015

#770

2016

#825

Numerology of Gideon

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Gideon

Share your Gideon story

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Year-by-Year Detail